Eder Dam raid

The Eder Dam raid (2 September 1944) was a British special forces operation that was executed near the end of World War II. Two soldiers from the SAS were sent to the Edersee Dam to destroy the German power generators and Flak 88 anti-aircraft guns, allowing for Royal Air Force warplanes to bomb the dam and deprive central Germany of much-needed power. SAS soldier Sgt. Evans personally cleared the dam of German troops and planted explosives at every generator, Flak 88, and Flakvierling, destroying the defenses of the dam. He then proceeded to return to Captain Michael Price, and the SAS troops escaped to an airfield, being airlifted out of Germany.